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"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> OEM versions of Windows Vista are either 32-bit or 64-bit.
> The 64-bit drivers are located in the 64-bit OEM DVD.

Yes, but how do I identify which hardware products go with
the drivers? We are talking about generic OEM cd's from
MS not special ones from any one manufacturing company.
I don't want to put a machine together where I must always
keep track of extra driver cd's add infinitum in the future.

***** charles wrote:
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:B7853CAA-A8B1-4380-9116-82F239998F11@microsoft.com...
>> OEM versions of Windows Vista are either 32-bit or 64-bit.
>> The 64-bit drivers are located in the 64-bit OEM DVD.
>
> Yes, but how do I identify which hardware products go with
> the drivers? We are talking about generic OEM cd's from
> MS not special ones from any one manufacturing company.
> I don't want to put a machine together where I must always
> keep track of extra driver cd's add infinitum in the future.

Well, when you build your own machines that's exactly what you must do.
You should know what hardware is in your computer and you should be
getting the drivers from each hardware mftr.'s website anyway. The
drivers that are on the Vista install DVD are basic drivers and you
don't want to use them as a first choice in any case.

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:unu5OFzvHHA.736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> ***** charles wrote:
> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:B7853CAA-A8B1-4380-9116-82F239998F11@microsoft.com...
> >> OEM versions of Windows Vista are either 32-bit or 64-bit.
> >> The 64-bit drivers are located in the 64-bit OEM DVD.
> >
> > Yes, but how do I identify which hardware products go with
> > the drivers? We are talking about generic OEM cd's from
> > MS not special ones from any one manufacturing company.
> > I don't want to put a machine together where I must always
> > keep track of extra driver cd's add infinitum in the future.
>
> Well, when you build your own machines that's exactly what you must do.
> You should know what hardware is in your computer and you should be
> getting the drivers from each hardware mftr.'s website anyway. The
> drivers that are on the Vista install DVD are basic drivers and you
> don't want to use them as a first choice in any case.
> Malke

You may not want to use them but I do. Here's my last shot -
is there a list of hardware anywhere that matches the drivers
that are on the Vista OEM DVD? In "the old days" MS had
the hcl. That's basically what I seek. Now a days the last
thing I saw was a menu based website where you had to guess
at the hardware that is supported. It seems that my only other
option is to get a Vista oem dvd and install it on a generic
computer. Then do a manual install for every part that it
supports where I write down every driver in the list. I would
like to avoid this if possible.

"***** charles" <shultzjrX@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:fFbji.1519$eY.943@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net. ..
> "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:unu5OFzvHHA.736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> ***** charles wrote:
>> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:B7853CAA-A8B1-4380-9116-82F239998F11@microsoft.com...
>> >> OEM versions of Windows Vista are either 32-bit or 64-bit.
>> >> The 64-bit drivers are located in the 64-bit OEM DVD.
>> >
>> > Yes, but how do I identify which hardware products go with
>> > the drivers? We are talking about generic OEM cd's from
>> > MS not special ones from any one manufacturing company.
>> > I don't want to put a machine together where I must always
>> > keep track of extra driver cd's add infinitum in the future.
>>
>> Well, when you build your own machines that's exactly what you must do.
>> You should know what hardware is in your computer and you should be
>> getting the drivers from each hardware mftr.'s website anyway. The
>> drivers that are on the Vista install DVD are basic drivers and you
>> don't want to use them as a first choice in any case.
>> Malke
>
> You may not want to use them but I do. Here's my last shot -
> is there a list of hardware anywhere that matches the drivers
> that are on the Vista OEM DVD? In "the old days" MS had
> the hcl. That's basically what I seek. Now a days the last
> thing I saw was a menu based website where you had to guess
> at the hardware that is supported. It seems that my only other
> option is to get a Vista oem dvd and install it on a generic
> computer. Then do a manual install for every part that it
> supports where I write down every driver in the list. I would
> like to avoid this if possible.
>
> thanks,
> charles.....
>
>